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Arts & Crafts in Boone North Carolina     

Blowing Rock Art in the Park near Boone North Carolina

Art in the Park
Blowing Rock

August, 2008

Art in the Park is a gathering place for local and regional artists and craftspersons one Saturday each month from May through October on the grounds of the American Legion Post just behind the town park . . .

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The Frescoes St. Mary's Episcopal Church in
West Jefferson NC

 West Jefferson Frescoes in St Marys church near Boone North Carolina

April, 2008

In the 1970s North Carolina artist Ben Long created 2 paintings and one fresco in a small Episcopal church in the Beaver Creek area near West Jefferson and not far from Boone North Carolina. The works transformed the church and it now received thousands of visitors each year . . .

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The Frescoes of the Holy Trinity Church in
Glendale Springs NC

 Glendale Springs Frescoes near Boone North Carolina

April, 2008

In the summer of 1980, North Carolina artist Ben Long painted the fresco of "The Last Supper" at Holy Trinity Church in Glendale Springs, near the Blue Ridge Parkway in the northern mountains of North Carolina.

The church now receives tens of thousands of visitors each year . . .

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Parkway Craft Center at the Moses Cone Manor

Joan Mexiell working in her Printmaking Studio near Boone North Carolina in the North Carolina Mountains

March, 2008

The Southern Highland Craft Guild shop at the Moses Cone Manor just off the Blue Ridge Parkway opened Saturday March 15 for the season.

The shops sell items made by some its 900 members and provides craft demonstrations throughout the season . . .

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Silk Screen Artist Joan Meixell

Joan Mexiell working in her Printmaking Studio near Boone North Carolina in the North Carolina Mountains

Recommended Reading:

The Craft Heritage Trails of Western North Carolina " by Jay Fields, Betty Hurst. Handmade In America
Click on the book cover at right to learn more at Amazon.com
This books combines maps, photos and descriptions to make a great planning guide for locating artists and craftspersons in the Boone North Carolina area.
Reader reviews from Amazon.com (see link below) : "This is such a great find. It is an extensive listing of artists/studios/gallery's in western NC. We are avid art seekers and always use this guide whenever we head to this area and constantly recommend it to friends."

November 2007

What is printmaking? Learn about accomplished local artist Joan Meixell and the various printmaking techniques she uses. See her work at the Hands Gallery Craft Co-operative on King Street in Downtown Boone from November 2 through November 15 . . .

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Doc Watson Annual Music Fest

Doc Watson Bluegrass Music in Boone North Carolina in the North Carolina Mountains

October 2007

Doc Watson is considered by many a legend of Folk and Bluegrass music. The 7-time Grammy Award winner lives near Boone in Deep Gap North Carolina and performs frequently in the area.

Each year in Sugar Grove, just outside Boone North Carolina, There is a MusicFest 'n Sugar Grove 2 day festival which raises money for the Historic Cove Creek School and The Doc and Merle Watson Museum inside the school . . .

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Valle Country Fair Arts & Crafts October 20, 2007

Sculpture at the Valle Country Crafts Fair near Boone North Carolina in the North Carolina Mountains

October 2007

The Valle Country Fair is on of the most popular Fall events in the Boone North Carolina Area. Many local artists and crafts persons participate in the fund-raising event in historic Valle Crucis. . . .

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